Utc brock scholars presentation

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Zach MeredithGreenTrips Coordinator

Image: Jenny Park

Heather SivleyGreenTrips Outreach Specialist

Great for short trips

Improved overall health

Public walking paths

Use your foot power to go farther

Great for trips 5 – 20 miles depending on the riders skill set

Cycling requires moderate exercise

Converting car trips to bike trips saves money and improves overall health

Alleviates depression and fatigue

Increases attention and decision making

Improves heart health and blood pressure

Works and strengthens major muscles groups

Limits risk of chronic disease Heart disease Alzheimer’s Colon Cancer Osteoporosis

WALK & BIKE YOUR WAY TO BETTER

HEALTH

Great for longer distance commutes

Lower stress by sharing driving responsibilities

Provides additional time to check email, read, or simply sit back and enjoy the ride

Great for trips across town

FREE for UTC Students

CARTA buses feature: Free Wi-Fi and bike

racks on all main line buses

9 Park & Ride locations Free electric shuttles

around Downtown and the North Shore

Eliminates the need to commute

Save stress, time, and cost of commuting daily

Compressed workweek scheduling provides an alternative to the traditional 40hr 5 day work week

emiChattanooga-Hamilton County / North

Georgia Transportation Planning Organization

(TPO)Program is available to all residents in the TPO

area including: Hamilton, Catoosa, and portions of Dade & Walker

Counties

The GreenTrips Equation

+EducationEngagement Incentives

+Transportation Culture Shift

Education | Resource www.GreenTripsCHA.

org

Transit Tour Safe Cycling Class

Biking and Walking Convoys

Carpool Meet & Greet

Education | Events

Education | Engagement

Blog Facebook

Twitter

@GreenTripsCHA

Engagement Ride Matching

Filter by preferences:

• Gender

• Smoker/non-smoker

• Driver/passenger

• Mode

• Employer-specific

Click and drag the travel mode to record trips

Save reoccurring commuter trips

Instant access to health and emissions data

Engagement Online Trip

Log

Incentives | Contest

Incentives | Prize Sponsors

GreenTrips | Partners Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality

Improvement (CMAQ)

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planing Agency (RPA)

Employee Partners

Users

Write your own equation Share the GreenTrips message

Be a point of knowledge

Be a multimodal mentor

Log your trips

Zach MeredithCoordinator meredith_z@chattanooga.go

v423.643.5923

www.GreenTripsCHA.orgfacebook & twit ter @greentr ipscha

Heather SivleyOutreach Specialistsivley_h@chattanooga.gov423.643.5927